RE: Re: O2 Hoster down ?

[Tony Lucas <tony@xxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mark_harrison_uk2 [mailto:mph@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 09 May 2003 11:41
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: O2 Hoster down ?
>=20
>=20
> I guess, as Gerard says, it depends on the nature of the site.
>=20
> For a transactional site, the ONLY defintion that typically matters=20
> to the client is "can this site take customers' credit card
details=20
> securely"...
>=20
> ... everything else, like "showing them something that makes
them=20
> want to hand over their credit card details" is a subsidiary step
to=20
> that.
>=20
> For ascentium.co.uk - my own company's, static, informational web-
> site, then frankly O2hoster is good enough.
>=20
> For some of the big sites I've been responsible for, a budget of=20
> =A310k / month isn't enough to guarantee 100% availability of a
complex=20
> transactional site.
>=20

I couldn't agree more, the only problem we have now is convincing them
that they do need to spend x amount to get the service to fit their
requirements, and they cant expect 100% reliability for complex sites
for what can realistically be a fistful of change.....

Oh the fun we have :o)

Regards,

Tony.